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I made 12 Christmas cards tonight, it's almost 2:00 in the morning DH should be coming home soon to start the smoker for the turkey. I played with different embossing powders & ended up like the white...which means I'll just do a few of each & then some.

They are all so very pretty. I think the group of cards with the row of trees on blue would be my favorite. I've been coloring chickadees for my December cards. I've used pencils on some and Copics on one. I like the pencils better for this particular image.

I made 12 Christmas cards tonight, it's almost 2:00 in the morning DH should be coming home soon to start the smoker for the turkey. I played with different embossing powders & ended up like the white...which means I'll just do a few of each & then some.

Oh, Connie, those are really pretty! I can't even pick a favorite. Hope your turkey day turns out great!

Speaking of making cards, my stepson wanted a cute card to make up and give to the twenty girls on his all-star cheer squad, so I put him to work! They turned out really cute, and it was fun to see him so hard at work in my cave. I'll try to post pics sometime this morning-

Here they are - I cut card bases, he stamped snowflakes with Versa Dazzle. I stamped images with Versa, he powdered, I heated. I die cut, he colored. The blue and gold match the girls' uniforms. They are 5th - 8th grade, I think they will love them!

Good Morning ladies!!!! Sorry I have been gone for a bit. SO much emotions and didn't wanna bum the thread down! Marsh died Thanksgiving night. We buried him yesterday.

Weird getting up in the AM and not having that fat lil guy meet me with a smile and dance!!!! Daughter is doing ok... poor thing! I hope to go get into my craft cave today. I have decided to no longer be afraid of Digi stamps and purchased some while at work ( ) from Saturated Canary. They had a 50% off sale.

SO, Short of going back a million pages how is everyone else doing??? someone able to give me a snap shot? lol

Good Morning ladies!!!! Sorry I have been gone for a bit. SO much emotions and didn't wanna bum the thread down! Marsh died Thanksgiving night. We buried him yesterday.

Weird getting up in the AM and not having that fat lil guy meet me with a smile and dance!!!! Daughter is doing ok... poor thing! I hope to go get into my craft cave today. I have decided to no longer be afraid of Digi stamps and purchased some while at work ( ) from Saturated Canary. They had a 50% off sale.

SO, Short of going back a million pages how is everyone else doing??? someone able to give me a snap shot? lol

If she doesn't want to be on the computer, maybe she can flip through some card magazines and buy her favorites? I go through and make little sketches, write down color combos, whatever.

Is she on pinterest? She can look for ideas there if she just doesn't want to come here.

Along with a list of mat sizes, when I was starting a list of "normal" card sizes was helpful. And just basic designs. She can make some really nice cards with just an embossing folder, image or sentiment, and a ribbon.

Everyone has good advice!

I totally agree. I told her so she'll look & get some ideas. She was excited this morning she made a card with quilling, it was very nice. She did a angel. I'll see if she'll let me take a picture.

When I know I'll be making cards with someone, I always write out a sketch so I don't sit there.

Hugs, KJ!!!
Glad you are getting back to the craft cave. I need to spend some time in mine today. I have done dishes and done some tidying up. Next step is getting the holiday boxes out of the garage. My garage is a disaster, so that should be fun!

Here they are - I cut card bases, he stamped snowflakes with Versa Dazzle. I stamped images with Versa, he powdered, I heated. I die cut, he colored. The blue and gold match the girls' uniforms. They are 5th - 8th grade, I think they will love them!

Those are cute Jodylynn.

I could smell our turkey on the smoker, we won't be eating until 6:00, my DH came home around 3:00 this morning, put the turkey on, I have to wake him up at 1:00--he said I could take the girls anywhere for lunch, so I may have to sneak over to Hobby Lobby & try Joanns again.

Here they are - I cut card bases, he stamped snowflakes with Versa Dazzle. I stamped images with Versa, he powdered, I heated. I die cut, he colored. The blue and gold match the girls' uniforms. They are 5th - 8th grade, I think they will love them!

Great start to your Christmas stash. How wonderful to have a friend to to share this hobby with. If she like what you do that would be a good place to start.

A scrapbooking friend of mine was interested in my stamping hobby, so I showed her a thing or two about the fundamentals of stamping. Just two weeks ago she was onstage doing a demo for a local SU! hosted event. She's been called up a couple of times to demo for them and I jokingly tell her, 'You know dear, I did teach you EVERYTHING you needed to know about stamping!' Her papercrafting talent however is all her own.

Thank you. She wants to go to Archivers & participate in classes plus we could go there together & work there & use their things.

Good Morning ladies!!!! Sorry I have been gone for a bit. SO much emotions and didn't wanna bum the thread down! Marsh died Thanksgiving night. We buried him yesterday.

Weird getting up in the AM and not having that fat lil guy meet me with a smile and dance!!!! Daughter is doing ok... poor thing! I hope to go get into my craft cave today. I have decided to no longer be afraid of Digi stamps and purchased some while at work ( ) from Saturated Canary. They had a 50% off sale.

SO, Short of going back a million pages how is everyone else doing??? someone able to give me a snap shot? lol

Not it was easy. I chose to run one button one way and the other two the other. Just thread the twine through the holes in the same direction and pull through the loop. Easy peasy! Thanks connie for the comment.

JodyLynn, No it is not a photo of mine. It is some really neat paper that I got at the local card shop put out by McRice Photo Images. You get a 12 x 12 sheet with probably 10 photos on it. Cut and paste to your liking! Thanks for the comment.

Great minds think alike but I'm always just a little bit behind. I wanted to CASE a card of this week's queen and added a button using the cool technique. Thinking of Mrs Noofy Thanks again to whoever it was that posted the pictures...my brain doesn't work well without seeing things, and I probably wouldn't have been able to figure it out...as it was I did each side differently

That Snowman turned outvery cute. Aren't those times with the Gkids the most fun. I'm so glad mine all like to do the craftyt things. They especially like to help grandma bake. One of my 4yr old DGD is a great egg cracker.

oooh pretty cards Connie I had to laugh at my self that I made so many "tree" cards this year and last year was santa santa lol So, I've been calling this the year of the tree...

I also have a close friend who actually loves to stamp but, refuses to touch a computer... and so that's just her life. I try to spend some in person time with her playing to show her things or answer questions because, she gets it better hands on.

{she thinks you guys are all a figment of my imagination *worse than hubs* at least he's been to some CK conventions with me and got to meet some OR scrappers a few times lol...}

Here they are - I cut card bases, he stamped snowflakes with Versa Dazzle. I stamped images with Versa, he powdered, I heated. I die cut, he colored. The blue and gold match the girls' uniforms. They are 5th - 8th grade, I think they will love them!

I love that you guys did the insides too Im starting to do that more and more with mine I think it makes it such a fun surprise.

Here they are - I cut card bases, he stamped snowflakes with Versa Dazzle. I stamped images with Versa, he powdered, I heated. I die cut, he colored. The blue and gold match the girls' uniforms. They are 5th - 8th grade, I think they will love them!

Kellijo - Hugs to you. Crafting will be a good distraction!
Karen - Love the snowman
Paula - Great recap of the last few pages - my mandoline has only been used a time or two since my episode with it.
Connie and Jody- love your cards. The little polar bear is a very cut image (Oh just noticed that these were the cards that your son made - yes they will be well received by his friends) and Connie your navy with white trees gorgeous (Lovely as a tree is one of my favorite sets - Never give it up)
Scootsv - lovely care - very fallish!
Gail - great card- your coloring is wonderful and Mrs Noofy's card is another of my favorite stamps which I never owned.

Just got on here to see if any Grand prize stuff was going on and catch up with everyone. DH and I just had turkey sandwiches for lunch. Now it's time for more pie and then I 'm off to make some cards.

Here they are - I cut card bases, he stamped snowflakes with Versa Dazzle. I stamped images with Versa, he powdered, I heated. I die cut, he colored. The blue and gold match the girls' uniforms. They are 5th - 8th grade, I think they will love them!

JodyLynn- such cute cards! Just what I need to kickstart my card making motor
We went out to Black Friday at the local smallish mall at the end of the evening- around 8 pm and scooped up some deals as I just didn't want to battle the traffic and crowds- even got to go with my DD -We had so much fun!

oooh pretty cards Connie I had to laugh at my self that I made so many "tree" cards this year and last year was santa santa lol So, I've been calling this the year of the tree...

I also have a close friend who actually loves to stamp but, refuses to touch a computer... and so that's just her life. I try to spend some in person time with her playing to show her things or answer questions because, she gets it better hands on.

{she thinks you guys are all a figment of my imagination *worse than hubs* at least he's been to some CK conventions with me and got to meet some OR scrappers a few times lol...}

Thanks Stacy. I actually wanted to use my SU Bells & Boughs, but ended up doing a bunch of trees. I still have a lot to make, maybe I'll change things around. I don't want to do a lot of coloring though.

Kellijo - Hugs to you. Crafting will be a good distraction!
Karen - Love the snowman
Paula - Great recap of the last few pages - my mandoline has only been used a time or two since my episode with it.
Connie and Jody- love your cards. The little polar bear is a very cut image and Connie your navy with white trees gorgeous (Lovely as a tree is one of my favorite sets - Never give it up)
Scootsv - lovely care - very fallish!
Gail - great card- your coloring is wonderful and Mrs Noofy's card is another of my favorite stamps which I never owned.

Just got on here to see if any Grand prize stuff was going on and catch up with everyone. DH and I just had turkey sandwiches for lunch. Now it's time for more pie and then I 'm off to make some cards.

Thank you. Actually that tree I got at Michaels, not even sure who makes it because the writing on the stamp is to tiny to read even with my glasses.

I need to get something done for VSN samples so I dont panic when it gets here... so I will peek in later

you know, I used to... say for the first 20 years of our marriage have the Christmas tree up yesterday without fail...(the last 3 years its been harder and harder) and its you know warm here and no snow. it feels "too early" so it doesn't feel odd to just go stamp instead...